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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 22h

We have a whole series on why #zebrafish are a great model organism for a number of things we're investigating in biology! And just about all the fish content (not just zebrafish!) you could ever want. :) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/z...

Zebrafish as a Model for Infectious Disease (with Dr. Corbin Schuster)

Podcast Episode · Gettin' Fishy With It · 05/17/2024 · 53m

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 22h

And if you want to learn more about why #zebrafish are such incredible animals in science, be sure to check out the podcast I host with two friends! This was our very first episode a couple years ago, and I promise we've improved since then! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/z...

Zebrafish As a Model Organism

Podcast Episode · Gettin' Fishy With It · 05/05/2023 · 1h 3m

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DFTBA @dftbarecords.bsky.social · 23h

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 23h

I got my @dftbarecords.bsky.social @hankgreen.bsky.social "We never left the water" shirt! I wore it to my aquaculture facility, where the #zebrafish all have jobs. They are helping us to learn all about developmental biology!

A woman in glasses with long brown hair standing in front of a zebrafish rack, which is a recirculating aquaculture system that can house thousands of small freshwater fish like zebra danios. She is wearing a blue shirt that features many fish dressed in human clothes and holding things implying they have occupations. The shirt says "we never left the water".

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 23h

I got my @dftbarecords.bsky.social @hankgreen.bsky.social "We never left the water" shirt! I wore it to my aquaculture facility, where the #zebrafish all have jobs. They are helping us to learn all about developmental biology!

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Gettin' Fishy With It Podcast @gettinfishypod.bsky.social · 4d

Our 63rd episode is live! We're talking about billfish this time: the marlins, swordfish, and sailfish! Join us to learn all about these incredible athletes of the sea. Catch us on your podcatcher of choice!

A graphic for episode 63 of the Gettin' Fishy With It Podcast, titled "Species Spotlight: Billfish". The episode is live on all podcast platforms on October 3, 2025.

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 6d

Really bummed to see that this year's winning @zebrafishhusbandry.bsky.social t-shirt is a GenAI image. This will be the first year that I do not purchase the shirts for my team, and I strongly encourage my colleagues to change the terms to prevent this for future contests.

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 6d

Stoked to hear @kenjennings.bsky.social nail Przewalski's horse pronunciation on @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social! I think we're moving away from the human names for common names, though. P-horse is aka the Takhi.

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 9d

here are some helpful steps for academics who are considering creating genAI images to use for lab branding:

1. don't

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 7d

TFW there's a Canadian on @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social and they get that French pronunciation just right

a cartoon character from the emperor 's new groove is making an ok sign with his hands .

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Gettin' Fishy With It Podcast @gettinfishypod.bsky.social · 9d

This Friday's episode is HUGE! Literally! And powerful, too. Join us as we learn all about the incredible billfish! These are the marlins, sailfish, and swordfish! Did you know in addition to being amazing athletes, some of these fish are deep sea divers, too? All this and more on Friday!

A graphic promoting the 63rd episode of the Gettin' Fishy With It Podcast, which launches on October 3 2025. The episode is titled "Species Spotlight: Billfish". The promo graphic features a swordfish leaping from the water.

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 10d

THAT IS CORRECT

Jill @jilleb163.bsky.social · 10d

What I picture every time @kenjennings.bsky.social announces someone's Final Jeopardy wager is "nothing at all"

Screenshot from season 11, episode 10 of the TV show The Simpsons. A character named Ned Flanders is seen from the side in a very tight-fitting red and blue ski suit. His hips are angled so his bottom sticks out prominently. He is also wearing a red ski helmet with the black visor lifted to show his face. He has a thick mustache and round, thin glasses. His eyes are closed and he is smiling. The image has been heavily memed due to Ned proclaiming his suit fits so well it feels like he's wearing nothing at all as he wiggles his bottom.

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 14d

Oh barf.

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Alex "The Frightful Skeleton" Hevesy @venomlance.bsky.social · 14d

This generic acetaminophen had an Amtrak ACS-64, four Amfleet 1 cars, a Conrail EMD GP15-1, and some Conrail rolling stock in it. The problem is more serious than I thought.

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Gettin' Fishy With It Podcast @gettinfishypod.bsky.social · 15d

Be sure to check out our co-host Josh's new photography account as he learns aquarium photography!

Onlyfish @onlyfinsoffishial.bsky.social · 15d

Glass Catfish (Kryptopterus vitreolus) are native to Borneo

#aquariumfish #fish #fishtank #fishtanksofinstagram #aquariumlife #aquariumhobby #aquarium #animal #animalphotography #animallovers

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 15d

Nothing quite like being at work at 3am to ride out a bunch of power cuts and keep an eye on the life support systems. Animal care never stops :)

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RainbowRatArt @rainbowratart.bsky.social · 16d

Hey there, here is your direct link to opt out of LinkedIn's new AI Bullshit!

www.linkedin.com/mypreference...

#noai #linkedin #pigeons

A doodle of a pigeon who just shat on AI

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Sadie @zulc22.site · 20d

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Hidetoshi 秀俊 @hidet0shi.bsky.social · 17d

Quick #shark for this #SundayFishSketch!!

#sciart #wildlifeart

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Kristen Behrens, PhD @behrenskristen.bsky.social · 17d

For Reef, an older piece of a Sheepshead Pareotfish from a lab get together (because I miss them 🥲) and because I am drowning in chores today #SundayFishSketch #SciArtSeptember

An acrylic on canvas painting of the sheepshead parrotfish, this guy has a pink face and some gnarly far-too-human looking teeth

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 16d

For #SundayFishSketch and #SciArtSeptember #reef theme, here's my completed epaulette shark tile from my first ever ceramic paining and glazing attempt! Hard to photograph because it's sooo glossy!

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 17d

Looks like the sweat bees like my sunflowers a lot this year. Support native pollinators!

A sunflower flower head in bloom with a small iridescent green sweat bee on the flowers within the flower head.

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 17d

Maybe it's just me, but I feel like running a real bison out on the field at CU games seems like a not super humane thing. And kind of offensive to indigenous Americans? I get that we have "domesticated" bison but still...

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 17d

Boo to @pocketcasts.com for adding ads and a subscription model ($40-100/yr). Everyone hated that.

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Gettin' Fishy With It Podcast @gettinfishypod.bsky.social · 19d

Episode 62 is live today! We are joined by Dr. Kory Evans of Rice University, to learn all about fish evolution through the lens of fish skulls! What can skulls teach us about the diversity of fishes throughout time? Check out the episode to find out!

A graphic promoting the 62nd episode of the Gettin' Fishy With It podcast, which releases on September 19, 2025. The episode title is "Fish Evolution" and features Dr. Kory Evans as a guest.

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 19d

Can I offer you a tamandua named Winnie getting a lil' avocado treat during a health exam and ultrasound at Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance in these trying times?

A tamandua named Winnie standing on her hind legs on a veterinary exam table, being hand fed avocado mash by an animal care specialist while a veterinary professional listens to her lungs with a stethoscope. This voluntary exam took place at the animal hospital at Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance, viewed from the public viewing area.

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